håna
Meaning
mock; deride; make fun of
In Swedish: kritisera på ett förlöjligande sätt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att håna | to mock |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hånar | jag hånar |
| Past | hånade | jag hånade |
| Supine | hånat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hånat | jag har hånat |
| Past perfect | hade hånat | jag hade hånat |
| Future | ska håna | or: kommer att håna |
| Conditional | skulle håna | jag skulle håna |
| Imperative | håna! | a command |
| Present participle | hånande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hånad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hånas |
|---|---|
| Present | hånas |
| Past | hånades |
| Supine | hånats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use hånar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise håna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (håna). Which is the past tense?
håna in a sentence
- han hånades för sin lantliga klädselhe was mocked because of his rustic clothes
- De hånade honom för hans omoderna klädsel.They made fun of him for his outdated clothes.
- Han hånades för sin lantliga klädsel.He was mocked because of his rustic clothes.
Questions
What does håna mean in English?
håna means “mock, deride”.
What is the past tense of håna?
The past tense of håna is hånade (“jag hånade”). The supine is hånat, used in “jag har hånat”.
What is the present tense of håna?
hånar, the same for every person: jag hånar, du hånar, vi hånar.
Similar words
smädadriva medförlöjligagöra narr avbegabbabespottanarra
Origin
From Middle Low German hônen, from Old Saxon hōnian, from Proto-West Germanic *haunijan (“to humiliate”).
Nearby common words
håna is number 4,387 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,383motorväg a freeway (US), a motorway (UK)
- 4,384drama drama
- 4,385hyrd rented
- 4,386andlig spiritual, religious
- 4,388längd length, quantity
- 4,389generationer generations
- 4,390mängder quantities, amounts
- 4,391utställning exhibition
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